Back when I first started in this business and was young and spitting nails, I made predictions with reckless abandon. No high school was off limits and no team was artificially shielded when it came to my unfiltered thoughts on what might happen. I’ve mellowed out since those days, as time has given me a…
If you want a case study in the power of momentum swings as a result of turnovers in football games, look no further than Woodland’s 48-14 win over Horseshoe Bend Friday. The final score was more than comfortable for the Bobcats, who closed out a 4-6 regular season with the win, but the first-half portion…
The RCHS defensive renaissance continued unabated Thursday as the Tigers closed out the regular season with a 25-7 win over Hokes Bluff. Through their first six games the Tigers gave up an average of 36.5 points per game. Over the past four they have given up 18 points total. That’s because the defense – in…
Things could not have gone better for the hometown schools on the final Friday of region play as Randolph County can now boast two region champions and four playoff teams thanks to the results of Friday’s games. Wadley and Handley won big in their winner-take-all games, while RCHS left no doubt in its quest for…
The most interesting part of Handley’s 55-6 win over Talladega Friday was not the typical football intrigue of who the winner of the game would be. That was made clear in a 27-0 Handley first quarter. The most interesting part of the game came in the final four minutes of the second quarter, when the…
The RCHS defense has had its share of struggles this season, but the unit atoned for some of those long nights in a big way in Thursday’s 56-12 win over B.B. Comer in Sylacauga. The Tiger defense held Comer to a total of 17 rushing yards on 30 carries, with almost all of those yards…
Woodland fumbled on its first three possession, including the opening kickoff return, and Wadley built a quick 23-0 lead within the first seven minutes of the game on their way to a 49-7 win Friday in Woodland. In all the Bulldogs forced five Woodland fumbles, four of which the Bobcats lost. Damarious Spraddling had a…
In a game that featured old fashioned big-man football, it’s fitting that player nicknamed “Man-Man” played such a pivotal role. The Handley Tigers pounded their way to a 15-13 homecoming win over Lanett for their fifth straight victory Friday at Wright Field in Roanoke, as Ladarious “Man-Man” Tucker ran 14 times for 83 yards and…
As the second half began with Wadley trailing 14-6 in Thursday’s mid-season showdown against 3A Glenwood, Wadley defensive back Frisco Robertson made an observation and made sure to share it with teammate Jaquez Wilkes. “Me and Jaquez were talking, and I said, ‘They’re not really holding onto the ball.’ I told him it would be…
Randolph County started with a thud, and the Tigers could never overcome the early 7-point deficit that they found themselves in as Lee-Scott went on to a closer-than-the-score 58-33 win Friday in Auburn. The Warriors held a 37-33 advantage with just over five minutes left in the game, but finished with a flourish by scoring…